| 1 Πως εκαθησε μονη η πολις η πεπληθυμμενη λαων. Κατεστη ως χηρα η πεπληθυμμενη εν εθνεσιν, η αρχουσα εν ταις επαρχιαις? εγεινεν υποτελης. | 1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the cities has become a vassal. |
| 2 Ακαταπαυστως κλαιει την νυκτα και τα δακρυα αυτης καταρρεουσιν επι τας σιαγονας αυτης? εκ παντων των αγαπωντων αυτην δεν υπαρχει ο παρηγορων αυτην? παντες οι φιλοι αυτης εφερθησαν προς αυτην απιστως? εχθροι εγειναν εις αυτην. | 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they have become her enemies. |
| 3 Ηχμαλωτισθη ο Ιουδας υπο θλιψεως και υπο βαρειας δουλειας? καθηται εν τοις εθνεσι? δεν ευρισκει αναπαυσιν? παντες οι διωκται αυτου κατελαβον αυτον εν μεσω των στενων. | 3 Judah has gone into exile because of affliction and hard servitude; she dwells now among the nations, but finds no resting place; her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress. |
| 4 Αι οδοι της Σιων πενθουσι, διοτι ουδεις ερχεται εις τας εορτας? πασαι αι πυλαι αυτης ειναι ερημοι οι ιερεις αυτης αναστεναζουσιν? αι παρθενοι αυτης ειναι περιλυποι και αυτη πληρης πικριας. | 4 The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the appointed feasts; all her gates are desolate, her priests groan; her maidens have been dragged away, and she herself suffers bitterly. |
| 5 Οι εναντιοι αυτης εγειναν κεφαλη, οι εχθροι αυτης ευημερουσι? διοτι ο Κυριος κατεθλιψεν αυτην δια το πληθος των ανομιων αυτης? τα νηπια αυτης επορευθησαν εις αιχμαλωσιαν εμπροσθεν του εχθρου. | 5 Her foes have become the head, her enemies prosper, because the LORD has made her suffer for the multitude of her transgressions; her children have gone away, captives before the foe. |
| 6 Και εφυγεν απο της θυγατρος Σιων πασα η δοξα αυτης? οι αρχοντες αυτης εγειναν ως ελαφοι μη ευρισκουσαι βοσκην, και εβαδιζον χωρις δυναμεως εμπροσθεν του διωκοντος. | 6 From the daughter of Zion has departed all her majesty. Her princes have become like harts that find no pasture; they fled without strength before the pursuer. |
| 7 Ενεθυμηθη η Ιερουσαλημ εν ταις ημεραις της θλιψεως αυτης και της εξωσεως αυτης παντα τα επιθυμητα αυτης, τα οποια ειχεν απο χρονων αρχαιων, οτε επεσεν ο λαος αυτης εις την χειρα του εχθρου και δεν υπηρχεν ο βοηθων αυτην? ειδον αυτην οι εχθροι, εγελασαν επι τη καταπαυσει αυτης. | 7 Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and bitterness all the precious things that were hers from days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the foe, and there was none to help her, the foe gloated over her, mocking at her downfall. |
| 8 Αμαρτιαν ημαρτησεν η Ιερουσαλημ? δια τουτο εγεινεν ως ακαθαρτος? παντες οι δοξαζοντες αυτην κατεφρονησαν αυτην, διοτι ειδον την ασχημοσυνην αυτης? αυτη δε ανεστεναζε και απεστραφη εις τα οπισω. | 8 Jerusalem sinned grievously, therefore she became filthy; all who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; yea, she herself groans, and turns her face away. |
| 9 Η ακαθαρσια αυτης ητο εις τα κρασπεδα αυτης? δεν ενεθυμηθη τα τελη αυτης? οθεν εταπεινωθη εξαισιως? δεν υπηρχεν ο παρηγορων αυτην. Ιδε, Κυριε, την θλιψιν μου, διοτι εμεγαλυνθη ο εχθρος. | 9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she took no thought of her doom; therefore her fall is terrible, she has no comforter. "O LORD, behold my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!" |
| 10 Ο εχθρος εξηπλωσε την χειρα αυτου επι παντα τα επιθυμητα αυτης? διοτι αυτη ειδε τα εθνη εισερχομενα εις το αγιαστηριον αυτης, τα οποια προσεταξας να μη εισελθωσιν εις την συναγωγην σου. | 10 The enemy has stretched out his hands over all her precious things; yea, she has seen the nations invade her sanctuary, those whom thou didst forbid to enter thy congregation. |
| 11 Πας ο λαος αυτης καταστεναζει, ζητων αρτον? εδωκαν τα επιθυμητα αυτων αντι τροφης, δια να επανελθη η ψυχη αυτων. Ιδε, Κυριε, και επιβλεψον? διοτι εγεινα εξουθενημενη. | 11 All her people groan as they search for bread; they trade their treasures for food to revive their strength. "Look, O LORD, and behold, for I am despised." |
| 12 Ω, προς υμας, παντες οι διαβαινοντες την οδον? επιβλεψατε και ιδετε, αν ηναι πονος κατα τον πονον μου, οστις εγεινεν εις εμε, με τον οποιον με εθλιψεν ο Κυριος εν τη ημερα της οργης του θυμου αυτου. | 12 "Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon me, which the LORD inflicted on the day of his fierce anger. |
| 13 Εξαπεστειλεν εξ υψους πυρ επι τα οστα μου και κατεκρατησεν αυτα? ηπλωσε δικτυον εις τους ποδας μου? με εστρεψεν εις τα οπισω? με κατεστησεν ηφανισμενην, ολην την ημεραν οδυνωμενην. | 13 "From on high he sent fire; into my bones he made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all the day long. |
| 14 Ο ζυγος των ασεβηματων μου συνεσφιγχθη δια της χειρος αυτου? περιεπλεχθησαν, ανεβησαν επι τον τραχηλον μου, κατελυσε την δυναμιν μου? ο Κυριος με παρεδωκεν εις χειρας, εξ ων δεν δυναμαι να εγερθω. | 14 "My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hand they were fastened together; they were set upon my neck; he caused my strength to fail; the Lord gave me into the hands of those whom I cannot withstand. |
| 15 Ο Κυριος κατεστρωσε παντας τους δυνατους μου εν τω μεσω μου? εκαλεσεν επ' εμε ωρισμενον καιρον δια να συντριψη τους εκλεκτους μου? ο Κυριος επατησεν εν ληνω την παρθενον, την θυγατερα Ιουδα. | 15 "The LORD flouted all my mighty men in the midst of me; he summoned an assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden as in a wine press the virgin daughter of Judah. |
| 16 Δια ταυτα εγω θρηνω? οι οφθαλμοι μου, οι οφθαλμοι μου καταρρεουσιν υδατα? διοτι απεμακρυνθη απ' εμου ο παρηγορητης ο αναζωοποιων την ψυχην μου? οι υιοι μου ηφανισθησαν, διοτι υπερισχυσεν ο εχθρος. | 16 "For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my courage; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed." |
| 17 Η Σιων εκτεινει τας χειρας αυτης, δεν υπαρχει ο παρηγορων αυτην? ο Κυριος προσεταξε περι του Ιακωβ? οι εχθροι αυτου περιεκυκλωσαν αυτον? η Ιερουσαλημ εγεινε μεταξυ αυτων ως ακαθαρτος. | 17 Zion stretches out her hands, but there is none to comfort her; the LORD has commanded against Jacob that his neighbors should be his foes; Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them. |
| 18 Δικαιος ειναι ο Κυριος διοτι απεστατησα απο του λογου αυτου. Ακουσατε, παρακαλω, παντες οι λαοι, και ιδετε τον πονον μου? αι παρθενοι μου και οι νεανισκοι μου επορευθησαν εις αιχμαλωσιαν. | 18 "The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and behold my suffering; my maidens and my young men have gone into captivity. |
| 19 Εκαλεσα τους αγαπωντας με, αλλ' αυτοι με ηπατησαν? οι ιερεις μου και οι πρεσβυτεροι μου εξεπνευσαν εν τη πολει, διοτι εζητησαν τροφην υπερ εαυτων δια να επανελθη η ψυχη αυτων. | 19 "I called to my lovers but they deceived me; my priests and elders perished in the city, while they sought food to revive their strength. |
| 20 Ιδε, Κυριε, διοτι θλιβομαι? τα εντοσθια μου ταραττονται, η καρδια μου αναστρεφεται εντος μου, διοτι μεγαλως απεστατησα? εξωθεν ητεκνωσεν η μαχαιρα? εν τω οικω ο θανατος. | 20 "Behold, O LORD, for I am in distress, my soul is in tumult, my heart is wrung within me, because I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death. |
| 21 Ηκουσαν, διοτι στεναζω? δεν υπαρχει ο παρηγορων με? παντες οι εχθροι μου ηκουσαν την συμφοραν μου? εχαρησαν οτι συ εκαμες τουτο ? οταν φερης την ημεραν, την οποιαν εκαλεσας, αυτοι θελουσι γεινει ως εγω. | 21 "Hear how I groan; there is none to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it. Bring thou the day thou hast announced, and let them be as I am. |
| 22 Ας ελθη ενωπιον σου πασα η κακια αυτων? και καμε εις αυτους ως εκαμες εις εμε δια παντα τα αμαρτηματα μου? διοτι πολλοι ειναι οι στεναγμοι μου και η καρδια μου εξελιπε. | 22 "Let all their evil doing come before thee; and deal with them as thou hast dealt with me because of all my transgressions; for my groans are many and my heart is faint." |
